# Accident 19951105036039A: Cessna 150L, Wabash, IN, November 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Airport: Wabash Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7900° N, 85.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7900&lon=-85.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21960, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21960-2015-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 54 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951105036039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TWO DEER RAN IN FRONT OF 150 ON TOUCHDOWN. ONE KILLED BY PROP OTHER RAN INTO SIDE OF FUSELAGE. RAN AWAY. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI96LA026

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA026), Nov 5, 1995: Cessna 150 (N21960), Wabash, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: deer that went onto the runway as the aircraft was landing. The light condition at dusk was a related factor.

## Other reports on N21960 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890206036639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206036639I), Feb 6, 1989: Cessna 150L (N21960), Wabash, IN, Minor damage. Student lost control on touch and go landing. Veered off runway into snowbank. Damaged wing tip and prop.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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